Shallow Grave Chords by The Birthday Massacre
Tempo:
114 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
B
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [A]
[E] [D]
[Bm] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[B] [A]
[B] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[D] [Bm] Her voice [A] cuts through the walls, [E] rings through everything that's [Bm] hollow.
These bitter [D]
words recall [E] all that's left and haunts [D] you swallow.
[Bm] She was once good [A] for nothing, yet the good's gone [E] bad.
[Bm] All she's got to lose [D] is everything she never [E] had.
Every back [B] turned to her, we put her down [A] in a shadow grave.
[E] Dressed [D] like a body [F#] bag, [Bm] everyday.
Her face she [F#m] left alone, away.
[A] Still she can keep [G] her regrets, the [D] pain, everyday.
[Bm] Her blood [A] runs hot, so cold.
[E] Always breaking all she [Bm] borrows.
Her [D] favor's far to tell.
[E] She is like she is dead [D] tomorrow.
[Bm] Just another reason, [A]
looking for the [E] next recourse.
[Bm] Just another has [D]-been wishing that she never [E] was.
Every [D] back turned to [B] her, we put her down [A] in a shadow grave.
[E] Dressed [D] like a body [F#] bag, [B] everyday.
Her face she [F#m] left alone, [A] away.
Still she can keep [G] her regrets, the [D] pain, everyday.
[Em] [B]
Tomorrow feels [F#] [D] very long, but time's a-tasting [E] through.
[Bm] As patience starts [G] to fall away, [A]
it can feel like [Em] it was.
[B] But we gave her [F#m] a new face, [D]
a smile of [E] you.
She never [F#]
was, because [G] she could [A] never be herself.
[B] [A]
[E] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[D] [B] The whole world [A] was shattered, like.
[B] She left me dressed [D] like a body [F#] bag, [B] everyday.
And just wish she'd [F#m] never run away.
[A] She can keep her [G] regrets, the [E] pain, everyday.
[B] [A] [B] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[D] [Gm]
[G] [E] [N]
[E] [D]
[Bm] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[B] [A]
[B] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[D] [Bm] Her voice [A] cuts through the walls, [E] rings through everything that's [Bm] hollow.
These bitter [D]
words recall [E] all that's left and haunts [D] you swallow.
[Bm] She was once good [A] for nothing, yet the good's gone [E] bad.
[Bm] All she's got to lose [D] is everything she never [E] had.
Every back [B] turned to her, we put her down [A] in a shadow grave.
[E] Dressed [D] like a body [F#] bag, [Bm] everyday.
Her face she [F#m] left alone, away.
[A] Still she can keep [G] her regrets, the [D] pain, everyday.
[Bm] Her blood [A] runs hot, so cold.
[E] Always breaking all she [Bm] borrows.
Her [D] favor's far to tell.
[E] She is like she is dead [D] tomorrow.
[Bm] Just another reason, [A]
looking for the [E] next recourse.
[Bm] Just another has [D]-been wishing that she never [E] was.
Every [D] back turned to [B] her, we put her down [A] in a shadow grave.
[E] Dressed [D] like a body [F#] bag, [B] everyday.
Her face she [F#m] left alone, [A] away.
Still she can keep [G] her regrets, the [D] pain, everyday.
[Em] [B]
Tomorrow feels [F#] [D] very long, but time's a-tasting [E] through.
[Bm] As patience starts [G] to fall away, [A]
it can feel like [Em] it was.
[B] But we gave her [F#m] a new face, [D]
a smile of [E] you.
She never [F#]
was, because [G] she could [A] never be herself.
[B] [A]
[E] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[D] [B] The whole world [A] was shattered, like.
[B] She left me dressed [D] like a body [F#] bag, [B] everyday.
And just wish she'd [F#m] never run away.
[A] She can keep her [G] regrets, the [E] pain, everyday.
[B] [A] [B] [D]
[B] [F#m]
[A] [G]
[D] [Gm]
[G] [E] [N]
Key:
D
A
B
E
Bm
D
A
B
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ Her voice [A] cuts through the walls, [E] rings through everything that's [Bm] hollow.
These bitter [D]
words recall _ [E] all that's left and haunts [D] you swallow.
[Bm] She was once good [A] for nothing, yet the good's gone [E] bad. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] All she's got to lose [D] is everything she never [E] had. _ _ _
Every back [B] turned to her, we put her down [A] in a shadow grave.
_ [E] _ _ Dressed [D] like a body [F#] bag, [Bm] everyday.
Her face she [F#m] left alone, away.
_ [A] Still she can keep [G] her regrets, the [D] pain, everyday.
[Bm] _ Her blood [A] runs hot, so cold.
[E] _ Always breaking all she [Bm] borrows.
Her [D] favor's far to tell.
[E] She is like she is dead [D] tomorrow.
[Bm] Just another reason, [A]
looking for the [E] next recourse. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Just another has [D]-been wishing that she never [E] was.
Every _ _ [D] back turned to [B] her, we put her down [A] in a shadow grave.
_ [E] _ Dressed [D] like a body [F#] bag, [B] everyday.
Her face she [F#m] left alone, _ _ [A] _ _ away.
Still she can keep [G] her regrets, the [D] pain, everyday.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [B]
Tomorrow feels [F#] [D] very long, but time's a-tasting [E] through.
_ [Bm] As patience starts [G] to fall away, _ [A] _
it can feel like [Em] it was.
_ [B] But we gave her [F#m] a new face, [D] _
a smile of [E] you.
She never [F#]
was, because [G] she could [A] never be herself.
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [B] The whole world [A] was shattered, like.
_ [B] She left me dressed [D] like a body [F#] bag, [B] everyday.
And just wish she'd [F#m] never run away.
_ [A] _ She can keep her [G] regrets, the [E] pain, everyday.
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ Her voice [A] cuts through the walls, [E] rings through everything that's [Bm] hollow.
These bitter [D]
words recall _ [E] all that's left and haunts [D] you swallow.
[Bm] She was once good [A] for nothing, yet the good's gone [E] bad. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] All she's got to lose [D] is everything she never [E] had. _ _ _
Every back [B] turned to her, we put her down [A] in a shadow grave.
_ [E] _ _ Dressed [D] like a body [F#] bag, [Bm] everyday.
Her face she [F#m] left alone, away.
_ [A] Still she can keep [G] her regrets, the [D] pain, everyday.
[Bm] _ Her blood [A] runs hot, so cold.
[E] _ Always breaking all she [Bm] borrows.
Her [D] favor's far to tell.
[E] She is like she is dead [D] tomorrow.
[Bm] Just another reason, [A]
looking for the [E] next recourse. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Just another has [D]-been wishing that she never [E] was.
Every _ _ [D] back turned to [B] her, we put her down [A] in a shadow grave.
_ [E] _ Dressed [D] like a body [F#] bag, [B] everyday.
Her face she [F#m] left alone, _ _ [A] _ _ away.
Still she can keep [G] her regrets, the [D] pain, everyday.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [B]
Tomorrow feels [F#] [D] very long, but time's a-tasting [E] through.
_ [Bm] As patience starts [G] to fall away, _ [A] _
it can feel like [Em] it was.
_ [B] But we gave her [F#m] a new face, [D] _
a smile of [E] you.
She never [F#]
was, because [G] she could [A] never be herself.
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ [B] The whole world [A] was shattered, like.
_ [B] She left me dressed [D] like a body [F#] bag, [B] everyday.
And just wish she'd [F#m] never run away.
_ [A] _ She can keep her [G] regrets, the [E] pain, everyday.
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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